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Description

The Optical Transient Detector (OTD) records optical measurements of global lightning events in the daytime and nighttime. The data includes individual point (lightning) data, satellite metadata, and several derived products. The OTD was launched on 3 April 1995 aboard the Microlab-1 satellite into a near polar orbit with an inclination of 70 degrees with respect to the equator, at an altitude of 740 km.

Product Summary

Platforms
OrbView-1
Instruments
OTD
Spatial Extent
N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1995-04-13 to 2000-03-23
Data Partner
Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)
Concept ID
C1979889849-GHRC_DAAC
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Lightning,
Lightning

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Blakeslee, R. (2025). OPTICAL TRANSIENT DETECTOR (OTD) LIGHTNING [Data set]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/LIS/OTD/DATA101 Date Accessed: 2025-10-22

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